Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-10-12

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President and Mrs. Cleveland com.
pleted their stay at ST. Louis and left Is,
Chicago Tuesday evening, having witnessed
receptions attended by an 3 aggregate 81
over 80, 600 people. From tho beginning "a
the end OF their stay the weather was dA
X nghttul and nothing occurred to interrupt
I the harmony and pleasure OF the event. The
party reached Chicago at e:05 q. M, We'd
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The reception accorded to President
| Cleveland at Chicago was very notable,
though at the outset 1t; came very near be-
ing ascane of confusion owing to the neg
lect Of the auth rities in providing police
GaDf Mon aea g % assumed
land, Ohio, City Troop, whose gallant bear
ing secured good order, and put the dire
lect Chicagoans to the blush. The
city was ., splendidly decorated with
e eegs ana tes As4t sfsy paSKs'a;a 9;s
regular army : regiments '1 and soidie a's
attending the encampment was superb.
At the Auditorium 5000 men greeted the
PRESIDENT, who was welcomed to the city
by Mayor Roche and the Presidents
response was reciprocal and In exceeding
good taste. At the public reception at the
Palmer House, in the afternoon, a hundred
! thousand people gathered about the hotel
and the crush was indescribable. As many
as possible were admitted, and during the
time allotted to the reception the President
shook hands with COCO, good part Of the
time at the rate OF forty-seven q minute,
and not @ person In the line was
missed. When the people were first adj
mitted, at the head of the column came q
detachment of Union veterans, bearing
aloft the tattered, bullet riven battle flag Of
scene ensued. While the President warmly
greeted the old soldiers one after another,
the color bearer Stepped forward to Mrs.
Cleveland, and gently lowering the old flag,
bade her clip off one Of its precious shreds
as memento Of the day. The wife of the
spectators went wild with enthusiasm, dis
played her trophy proudly to the ladies at
her side. The evening reception was at the
Columbia theater which was richly deco
rated, 10000 roses having been utilized
among the features; 10000 tickets had been
complement of ladies. A floor had been laid
throughout the house level with tho stage
and eautifully carpeted. The stage itself
had been arranged to represent the recep-
ton hall OF modern mansion, though the
walls were nearly hidden in profuslon of
President and wife entering from the side
of the stage and taking their stand under q
massive chandelier in the center of the
stage, the line OF people two abreast adj
yaneed toward them, headed by Glen. A.
balcony broke into melody, the group of
ladies accompanying Mrs. Cleveland clus-
tered around her with their escorts, and
under the soft light shed over all she with
her husband greeted couple after couple
With pleasant smile and hearty shake
sof the hand. It seemed as it Mrs. Cleveland
would never tire Of welcoming the people
who glided by her, proceeding either to the
balconies or hOmeward rejoicing, and the
President was no less gracious. "A more
noble picture it would be hard to find than
the center of admiration at the Columbia.
Milwaukee was the next point on the
trip and the reception given the President
for warmth and sincerity was fully the
equal of any place upon the route and the
first city of the Badger state did itself high
honor. The formal reception at the Court
House upon platform erected by its side,
speakers. The public reception was held in
Schlitz park, a vast multitude assembling.
With ten ladies Mrs. Cleveland dined at the
residence of John L. Mitchell at 6 p. m. and
afterwards held a reception at the residence
OF y James hneeA0nQ anu at p. m. 1OlnoO
the President at the Plankinton. Tho Mer-
chants association gave the President
banquet at the Plankinton house, to which
$50 sat down. Toasts were responded to by
President Cleveland, Col. Villas and others.
Before leaving Milwaukee the President
and Mrs. Cleveland paid visit to the:
Soldiers Home, which was their last act be-
fore departing for Madison. At the capital
city no less thanu0, goo people greeted the
arrival Of the train. The President and
wife entered landau, the procession
formed and made its way to the capitol
building whereupon an out door platform
Chief Justice Cole made the address of well
come and the President responded. The
scene was inspiring; the beautiful city was
handsomely decorated, all the states Of the
Union were represented by pretty girls in
appropriate costume. A reception was held
in the rotunda of the capitol, after which
Mrs. Cleveland went to the home of Col. Villas
while the President, Gov. Rusk and others
visited the Dane county fair grounds. Chief
Justice Cole, Gov. and Mrs. Rusk, Mayor
Conklin and wife and q few others dlned at
Col. Villas, in the evening. H 5%
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